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# Video: How Mercedes’ DAS steering trick works
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-how-mercedes-das-steering-trick-works/
- Published: 2020-02-20T18:15:40.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T19:37:52.000Z
- Description: Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to explain Mercedes’ new innovative DAS steering system on its 2020 Formula 1 car
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-center

Mercedes was the talk of the Formula 1 paddock on the second day of testing at Barcelona after footage emerged showing the steering wheel in its W11 car moving backwards and forwards on the straights.

Ex-F1 designer Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to explain what the system is doing, how it could be an advantage for Mercedes, and if any rivals are likely to challenge its legality.

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